Hans Denissen

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| name = Hans Denissen

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Forward

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| youthyears1 = 1990–1993 |youthclubs1 = SvSSS

| youthyears2 = 1993–2003 |youthclubs2 = Willem II

| years1 = 2003–2006 |clubs1 = Willem II |caps1 = 26 |goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2006–2007 |clubs2 = RBC |caps2 = 18 |goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2007–2008 |clubs3 = MVV |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2009 |clubs4 = Ayia Napa |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2009 |clubs5 = Haka |caps5 = 5 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2011 |clubs6 = Emmen |caps6 = 63 |goals6 = 17

| years7 = 2011–2012 |clubs7 = Willem II |caps7 = 1 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012–2013 |clubs8 = San Antonio Scorpions |caps8 = 46 |goals8 = 16

| years9 = 2014 |clubs9 = New York Cosmos |caps9 = 11 |goals9 = 0

| years10= 2015 |clubs10= Atlanta Silverbacks |caps10 = 11 |goals10 = 1

| years11= 2016–2019 |clubs11= Milwaukee Wave (indoor) |caps11 = 60 |goals11 = 16

| totalcaps = 277

| totalgoals = 61

| nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs1 = Milwaukee Wave (assistant)

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Hans Denissen (born 9 March 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He ended his career in 2019, playing indoor soccer for Major Arena Soccer League side Milwaukee Wave.{{cite web |title=Hans Denissen soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-denishan001 |website=Statscrew |access-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827144431/https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-denishan001 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |url-status=live}}

Club career

=Europe=

Denissen started his career with amateur side SvSSS from Udenhout. There, he was discovered by hometown club, Willem II. After going through their youth department, he was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2003.

After his first three years, he signed with RBC Roosendaal. The following season, he joined MVV, and it looked like he would spend his career in the second division of Dutch league football. Surprisingly, he transferred to Cypriot side Ayia Napa FC in the summer of 2008. The following season, he moved to Finland and joined FC Haka. After only a few months, he found his way back to his home country and to the second division, as he joined FC Emmen.{{cite news |title=FC Emmen haalt Denissen terug naar Nederland |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-emmen-haalt-denissen-terug-naar-nederland |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=Voetbal International |date=25 August 2009 |language=nl}}

In the summer of 2011 he rejoined former team Willem II on an amateur contract to play in the second team.{{cite news |title=Denissen terug bij Willem II |url=https://www.nu.nl/sport-overig/2602766/denissen-terug-bij-willem-ii.html |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=NU |date=30 August 2011 |language=nl}}

=United States=

Denissen signed with San Antonio Scorpions FC of the North American Soccer League on 9 January 2012.{{cite news |last1=McCarney |first1=Dan |title=Scorpions' Denissen seeks to recapture early form |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/scorpions/article/Scorpions-Denissen-seeks-to-recapture-early-form-4339564.php |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=mySA |date=9 March 2013}} During the 2013 regular season, he made 25 appearances and was named to the NASL Best XI.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/19ni86ncbage1pyzoepm9h0u4/hans-denissen |title=Hans Denissen |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718232035/http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/19ni86ncbage1pyzoepm9h0u4/hans-denissen |archive-date=18 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}

The New York Cosmos signed Denissen on 2 January 2014. Denissen made his Cosmos' debut on 28 May 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in the team's 2–0 win over the Brooklyn Italians in the U.S. Open Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/29/united-states/us-open-cup/ny-cosmos/brooklyn-italians/1681603/?ICID=PL_MS_05|title = NY Cosmos vs. Brooklyn Italians – 29 May 2014 – Soccerway}} Denissen appeared in his first NASL game for the Cosmos on 8 June 2014, coming in as a substitute in the 74th minute of the team's 1–0 win over Ottawa Fury FC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1620562|title = Home | New York Cosmos}} He returned to San Antonio to face his former club for the first time on 1 November 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute of the team's 1–0 road loss.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634360|title = Home | New York Cosmos}} Just one week later, he came on as a substitute again in extra time of the team's 2–1 semifinal loss in San Antonio against a Scorpions side that would go on to win The Championship. Denissen made five starts in 11 regular season appearances for the Cosmos in 2014 and was tied for second on the team with three assists.

After his release from New York Cosmos, Denissen signed with Atlanta Silverbacks in February 2015.{{cite news |last1=Piek |first1=Geert |title=Hans Denissen: 'Skyline New York toch anders dan Interpolis-gebouw in Tilburg' |url=https://www.bd.nl/overig/hans-denissen-skyline-new-york-toch-anders-dan-interpolis-gebouw-in-tilburg~abe5ba4dc/ |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=8 October 2015 |language=nl}}

Denissen retired in 2019, playing indoor soccer for Major Arena Soccer League side Milwaukee Wave. He continued in a role as assistant coach of the team.{{cite web |title=Tilbo exclusive: Hans Denissen |url=https://www.tilbo.com/tilbo-exclusive-hans-denissen/ |website=Tilbo |access-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519070345/https://www.tilbo.com/tilbo-exclusive-hans-denissen/ |archive-date=19 May 2021 |language=nl |date=4 November 2020 |url-status=live}}

International

In 2005, he was a substitute in an official friendly match for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.{{cite web |title=Invalbeurt Hans Denissen |url=http://www.tilbo.com/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/2069-invalbeurt-hans-denissen.html |website=Tilbo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107145457/http://www.tilbo.com/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/2069-invalbeurt-hans-denissen.html |archive-date=7 January 2014 |language=nl |date=1 September 2005 |url-status=dead}}